Tools for Teaching
The program is designed for formal and non-formal educators of K-12
students:
- Classroom teachers in public and private schools
- Pre-services professors
- Resource agency educators
- Preschool and daycare teachers
- Youth organization leaders (i.e. 4-H, Scouts and Campfire)
- Homes-educators
- Zoo educational staff
- Local, state and national park rangers
- Museum, nature and science center instructors
The Curriculum
The Project Wet Curriculum and Activities is a
collection of over 90 innovative, interdisciplinary activities that are
heads-on, easy to use and fun.
Designed with a commitment to state, provincial and
national educational standards, Project WET activities cover diverse topics and
disciplines. The Guides addresses the following content areas.
- Water has unique physical and chemical characteristics
- Water is essential for all life to exist
- Water connects all the Earth's systems
- Water is a natural resource
- Water resources are managed
- Water resources exist withing social contexts
- Water resources exist within cultural contexts
The activity Guide promotes critical thinking and problem
solving skills and helps young people gain the knowledge they
will need to make informed decisions regarding our water resource.
Goal of Project Wet
To facilitate and promote the awareness, appreciation, knowledge
and stewardship of water resources through the development and
dissemination of classroom ready teaching aids and the establishment
of state and internationally sponsored Project WET programs.
Georgia Project Wet Workshops
Georgia Project WET offers three kinds of teacher workshops, provides
staff development, in-service training for teachers and additional
classroom teaching modules on non-point source pollution and groundwater
contamination.
Educator Workshops
(6-10 hours) For formal and non-formal educators K-12th
grade. Participants receive training, the Project WET Activity Guide and
additional water education resources. Certification is for teaching
students.
Facilitator Workshops
(10-16 hours) For educators who are interested in adult training and can
commit to two teacher training workshops yearly. Facilitators are the heart
and soul of Georgia Project WET providing a link from the state and national
Project WET to the classroom. Certification is for teacher training.
Demonstration Workshops
(2-4 hours) A facilitator provides one or two activities for an organization or
group to acquaint participants with Project WET lessons and
materials.
River of Words Project
(Art and Poetry Contest) Sponsored by the International Rivers Network and inspired by
the US Poet Laureate, Robert Hass. This contest provides teachers and students
with lessons on watersheds using poetry and art. National and state winners
will have their work displayed for a year in Georgia through the Georgia
"River of Words" exhibition sponsored by Georgia Project WET and supported by
the Georgia Environmental Educational Alliance.
http://www.projectwet.com
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